It is a question that has been debated since probably the dawn of the game of poker (whether you believe it was invented in Turkey, France, Louisiana or on the riverboats of the Mississippi River). What is the skill element of poker versus that of luck? Leave it to a top science magazine to wade… Read more »
With slightly more than two months left until the 2012 Presidential Elections, both the Republican (GOP) and Democratic parties are going through the process of naming their nominees. While it was long ago concluded that former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney would be the GOP selection and incumbent President Barack Obama the Democratic choice, it is… Read more »
Coming to the felt with a massive chip lead, Josh Hale rode that stack (albeit with a little adversity) to defeat a difficult final table to take down the World Poker Tour’s Legends of Poker championship last night at the Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens (Los Angeles), CA. Hale had been a force on the… Read more »
The Republican National Convention is in full swing in Tampa, Florida and as one would expect, the rhetoric is flowing, the conventioneers are chanting catch phrases, and American flags are waving. Coinciding with the GOP festival was the release of the official party platform. It is a lengthy document, spanning 50 pages, and included in… Read more »
The final table bubble burst right around midnight PT at the World Poker Tour (WPT) Legends of Poker Main Event in Bell Gardens, California, giving six players one more nervous night as they try to win the half million dollar first prize. Josh Hale is the overwhelming chip leader with 7.325 million chips – almost… Read more »
As the iPoker Network’s self-imposed network split looms imminent, the makeup of the network continues to change. The latest move: the long-independent Everest Poker has decided to join up with iPoker, a shift that should help both the network and the poker room. Everest Poker is not an irrelevant online poker room, but it is… Read more »
It had been known as inevitable for about a month, but it finally became official Thursday: South Point Poker LLC became the first company licensed to offer intrastate online poker in the United States. Once South Point launches, its poker room will be able to accept players from within the state of Nevada’s boundaries, provided… Read more »
The 2012 World Poker Tour (WPT) Legends of Poker Main Event is moving along briskly at the Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens, California, as just 84 players remain after Day 2. Sunday’s play was the first with a combined field, with 303 survivors from the two Day 1 flights beginning the day. Only one player… Read more »
The World Poker Tour has reached the sunny climes of Los Angeles, CA, for its latest event, the Legends of Poker at the Bicycle Casino, and the players have responded. Over the span of two Day Ones, the $3500 re-entry (if you bust on Day 1A, you can come back on Day 1B) brought out… Read more »
In an outstanding kickoff to the Season Nine schedule for the European Poker Tour, Belarus’ Mikalai Pobal outlasted noted cash game specialist Ilari Sahamies to take down the championship of the EPT Barcelona yesterday afternoon. Heading to the EPT eight handed final table, it was Sahamies who was at the head of the field, but… Read more »
Amid a flurry of activity yesterday afternoon, election officials in Arkansas will allow a proposed constitutional amendment referendum on allowing poker rooms in the state to appear on the November ballot. According to Arkansas News Bureau writer James Jefferson, Secretary of State Mark Martin certified the ballot initiative of poker player and political consultant Nancy… Read more »
In what was a quick day of action, the final 24 players have been determined at the Casino de Barcelona for the inaugural event of Season Nine on the European Poker Tour, with Samuel Rodriguez at the helm of the field and several notable pros on the hunt for the final table. 61 runners came… Read more »
The battle in the state of Arkansas regarding a referendum on its November ballot has reached a critical point, with state election officials rejecting its inclusion on this fall’s slate and the proponent of the proposal continuing the fight through the legal system. According to an article written by Andrew DeMillo and picked up by… Read more »
Although many in the poker community are cheering the latest ruling in a federal courtroom regarding the issue of “skill versus luck” in the game, there are those that haven’t exactly embraced the decision. The day after the verdict in that federal case was issued, a top media outlet came out firmly on the other… Read more »
The money bubble burst in the 2012 European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona Main Event Wednesday as the tournament continued marching towards this week’s final table. 207 players started the day with chips and after 47 eliminations, the remaining players were all guaranteed at least €8,400. By the end of Day 3, just 61 players remained,… Read more »
The 600 survivors of the two Day 1 flights came together in a unified field for the first time Tuesday in Day 2 of the 2012 European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona Main Event. When the chips were bagged and tagged at the end of the night, 207 players remained, just 47 spots short of the… Read more »
A United States Federal judge ruled Tuesday that poker is a game of skill, a ruling poker players and fans hope is a step towards the game eventually becoming completely legal in the country. The ruling was enthusiastically welcomed by the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the grassroots poker advocacy organization that played a major role… Read more »
Exactly 600 players will comprise the combined Day 2 field at the 2012 European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona Main Event Tuesday, each seeking the first Shamballa Jewels bracelet of Season 9. Day 1A saw 403 players begin the festivities and another 679 registered for Day 1B, bringing the total field to 1,082 runners. Those numbers… Read more »
Going into this past weekend, Dan Smith was already putting together one heck of a year at the poker tables. Now, after winning the European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona €50,000 Super High Roller Event, he is making a run at having the best year of any live tournament player this year. When the 8-handed final… Read more »
Season 9 of the European Poker Tour (EPT) is upon us and Sunday marked the start of its first Main Event. EPT Barcelona got underway this weekend with 403 players paying the €5,000 + €300 buy-in on Day 1A of the week-long tournament. Event organizers expect Monday’s Day 1B to see somewhere around 600 runners… Read more »
Over the past few years, one of the most popular forms of television programming has been that of reality shows. This genre – especially those that feature some form of competition between its featured players – are popular with television viewers because of the “regular Joe” participants and popular with networks because of their low… Read more »
Although they technically opened up a few days ago, the European Poker Tour will officially throw open the gates on its Season Nine schedule tomorrow as the first of its Main Event tournaments plays out in Barcelona, Spain, at the Casino de Barcelona. The reason there’s a “technically” in that first paragraph is one of… Read more »
The first tournament on American soil for the World Poker Tour’s Season XI schedule is now in the books with Anthony Gregg walking off with the championship of the WPT Parx Open Poker Classic in Bensalem, PA. The 500 entry field had been worked down to the final six by Wednesday and saw Stephen Reynolds… Read more »
Let the rumors and speculation begin. Viktor Blom, best known in the online poker world as high stakes poker player “Isildur1,” is no longer a PokerStars pro. The news was first reported on Tuesday by our friends over at PokerNews.com, who discovered that Blom was no longer listed on the pro roster on PokerStars.com. Blom… Read more »
If any of you poker players in the United States have been looking for something to do since online poker disappeared (well, it’s not totally gone, but you get the point), you may be in luck. The U.S. government is looking for qualified people to take on the gigantic task of returning millions of dollars… Read more »
